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2010 Photos of Happiness 1

Butterfly on a lilac bush in our front yard. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Harvey County, Kansas<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Spring 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Spencer Goering of Wichita with the catfish he caught by himself from a farm pond.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Near Cheney<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 13, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My middle granddaughter Viola Jayne Cavender was being admired by the old man monkey.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Sedgwick County Zoo<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2005<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My son Duke and his pal Gabe hanging out in the backyard like two old men. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Olathe<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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The old orangutan (he has since passed) there, made a fool of himself for my red hair and flirted with me until I left him still looking at me. Nicholl'e was there for one of her essays on the gorillas from WSU. He loved me. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Sedgwick County Zoo<br></br><br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My grown daughter after knee surgery with her puppy Madison, both sleeping peacefully in the backseat of the car.<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Grandpa and Duke riding on the pontoon around the lake. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Clouds, lake and pink toenails. Our first day on the lake.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Fall River Lake<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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A beautiful daylily, in full bloom, after the rain.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> At home in Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Babydog with Nicholl'es cut hair as a Toupee'.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Our House, Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2005<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Mia sleeping in my headlight of my Camero.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> My driveway<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>

My daughter Nicholl'es first reaction after I cut 15 inches of her hair that she donated to "Locks of Love".<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Our house, Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2005<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Happiness is a great client (in this case Royal Caribbean), friend/colleague Sonia Greteman and time to explore the Inside Passageway.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Alaska, Hubbard Glacier<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2004 <br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Walking around Wichita after the weather cooled off. My one-year-old daughter loves to be lifted up in the air by my husband. This was a picture I captured.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> downtown Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 15, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Excitement (and maybe a little fear) about the ride she is about to take<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Leoti, Kan.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 31, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My nephew learning the joy of poppers!<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 4, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My grandbaby Samiah, all dressed up for her first day of preschool<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Nana's house<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 16, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My granddaughter, Becca, after eating chocolate mints from Olive Garden in West Wichita.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Leaving Olive Garden<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 6, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Winding creek through the deep silent woods--just looking at it made us goofy with joy.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Muir Woods, CA<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>

Cinderella Castle at The Magic Kingdom<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Walt Disney World<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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A creek running through the woods.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> woods<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> April 30, 2005<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My 4-year-old son, Gage, surprising me with root beer-flavored cupcakes for my birthday. What could make me more happy than that?<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Our House <br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 4th, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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This is a picture of my baby, Josiah.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita, in my home<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Oct. 16, 2009<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Becoming a mommy has given my life incredible meaning. My daughter Lillian fills my days with love and lots of laughter. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> My living room<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> May 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My 5-month-old granddaughter, Kanyon, enjoying her first ear of homegrown corn.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Daughter and son-in-law's home in Larned, Kan.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 14, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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We live in Wichita but have a summer cottage on Spooner Lake in Spooner, Wis. Every year on the Fourth of July, there's a boat parade, which is so-o much fun! This is a picture of my hubby and me enjoying that fun-filled day.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Spooner Lake, Spooner, Wis.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 4, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My nephew Brecken (3 months old at time of the picture) was squealing with delight as his cousin Landon made him laugh.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Derby<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Happiness is a rainy, 70-degree morning during the hottest, most cursed August ever. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> The Beacon<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 17, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My niece River and nephew Lakyn playing in the pool on our family vacation. Such sweet innocence and true joy.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Kansas City<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My only daughter Nicholl'e giving me my 50th birthday kiss at the party her brother Victor and her threw for me. She is the world to me, and my son took this picture.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Jerry's Club<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Dec. 12, 2008<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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This is Holden Morris, my grandson, with his new pony, Rocky. Holden just loves to ride and is so excited to have his own pony.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> At our house(Wichita)<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Aug. 16, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Happiness is two tiny best friends (Laila and Ivy) exploring a muddy creek on a Sunday afternoon.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Potwin, Kan.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> Spring 2010 <br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Happiness is when everyone is smiling THIS big as a father gives his daughter to her beloved in marriage.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Newton<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 3, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Emmy showing off her new shirt that says, "Does this diaper make my butt look big?" How can you not feel happy looking at a smile and eyes that bright??<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> March 30, 2007<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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We left our maltese with our great niece while we took a few days vacation. She had lots of fun dressing "him" in her doll clothes. From the smile on his face, he seemed to enjoy it.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Republic, Mo.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> June 1, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Happiness is riding a ferry across the San Francisco Bay at sunset after a long bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge and a few cold beers.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> San Francisco Bay<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2009<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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This is a picture of our 18-month-old grandson, Kellen, at our granddaughter, Ava Jo's, 3rd birthday party. She was opening presents and blowing out candles, and I turned and got a picture of Kellen while she was doing that.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Daughter's house in Lee's Summit, Mo.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 28, 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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This is a photo of my three daughters at the Tallgrass National Prairie Preserve in the Flint Hills. <br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Flint Hills <br></br><strong>Date:</strong> August 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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My 18-month-old grandson, Harry, delights in his first fudgesicle during the 100-plus degree heat of July.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> My backyard, Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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I was loving my squirrel Rocky. He lived with me for 12 years and he passed away May 1, 2010. He was my lil' Treerat :)<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Our House, Wichita<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 1999<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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Picture of hubby fishing ... happy fisherman and happy fish since he did "catch and release"!<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Spooner Lake, Spooner, Wis.<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/upload/">Click to upload a photo that makes you happy.</a>
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This is my favorite picture of my granddaughter taken at the zoo here in Wichita. The wonders of amazement.<br></br><strong>Location:</strong> Sedgwick County Zoo<br></br><strong>Date:</strong> 2007<br></br><br></br><a href="http://www.kansas.com/2010/08/20/1455059/photos-of-happiness-too.html">Click to see the second Photos of Happiness gallery.</a>
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